Searching for a string

You can use the Find command to search for a text string in:

Record/Field
Memory Variable
Mapping
Code
Rule
Cross-Reference Table

The first three items are always available, while the last three are grayed out unless they have been enabled and the associated pane is visible.

To open the Code pane, highlight an element and choose Code from the Map menu.

To open the Rule or Cross-Reference panes, highlight an element and choose Rule or Cross Reference Table from the Element menu.

If the program:

Does not find the character string, it gives you a message telling you that the character string was not found.
Finds the character string, it highlights and displays the appropriate record/field, memory variable, code, rule, or cross reference table on the appropriate pane.

Searching for a character string during inbound mapping

Perform these steps when finding searching for a text string:
- Choose Edit>Find>Record/field – when you choose Record/Field from the Find submenu at the top of the Mapping window, the Find dialog box appears. Enter the criteria for which you are searching, and ECMap searches the Application Data to find the search string. If it finds the search string, the program highlights and displays the appropriate record/field in the Application Data section of the Mapping window.
  
  If the Application Data pane is not open, the program automatically opens it when it finds the first instance of the character string. When you select All, the program searches record fields.
- Choose Edit>Find>Memory variable – when you choose Memory Variable from the Find submenu at the top of the Mapping window, the Find dialog box appears. Enter the criteria for which you are searching, and ECMap searches the memory variables used in the current map to find the search string. If it finds the search string, the program highlights and displays the appropriate memory variable on the Memory Variable window.
  
  If the Memory Variables data pane is not open, the program automatically opens it when it finds the first instance of the character string. When you select All, the program searches memory variables.
- Choose Edit>Find>Mapping – when you choose Mapping from the Find submenu at the top of the Mapping window, the Find dialog box appears. Enter the criteria for which you are searching, and ECMap searches the Mapping section at the bottom of the window to find the search string. If it finds the search string, the program opens the appropriate window and displays the highlighted line(s) containing the search string. When you select All, the program searches mapping.
  
  Select the table view In order to search for a mapping string, the Mapping window view must be set to Table view (View>Element>Table).
- Choose Edit>Find>Code – when either Full Code or Implementation Code is chosen from the Code submenu of the Map menu, the Full Code List or Implementation Code List pane for the highlighted element is superimposed over the Application Data. If you then choose Code from the Find submenu of the Edit menu, the Find dialog box appears. You enter the criteria for which you are searching, and ECMap searches the code list.
  
  If it finds the search string, the program displays on the Full Code List or Implementation Code List pane the code in which the character string was found.
- Choose Edit>Find>Rule – when either Prior or Post is chosen from the Rule submenu of the Element menu, the Rule Definitions pane is superimposed over the Application Data). If you then choose Rule from the Find submenu of the Edit menu, the Find dialog box appears. You enter the criteria for which you are searching, and ECMap searches the rules definitions used in the current map.
  
  If it finds the search string, the program highlights and displays on the Rules Definitions pane the rule in which the character string was found.
- Choose Edit>Find>Cross reference table – when Select is chosen from the Cross Reference Table submenu of the Element menu, the Cross Reference Table pane is superimposed over the Application Data. If you then choose Cross Reference Table from the Find submenu of the Edit menu, the Find dialog box appears. You enter the criteria for which you are searching, and ECMap searches the cross-reference tables used in the current map.
  
  If it finds the search string, the program highlights on the Cross Reference Tables pane the cross reference table in which the character string was found.